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Valley Life Charter
· Tulare County · Tulare County Office of Education · Public
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Valley Life Charter compares for families
What families should know about Valley Life Charter.
- ▸ Locally🎯 #1 in Tulare County on Attendance (lowest chronic absenteeism) — plus 2 more top-ranks.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Crescent Valley Public Charter Ii, Farmersville High School, Visalia Charter Independent Study and 2 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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University of California-Berkeley
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $13,481/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
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California's public scholarships
California's Cal Grant covers tuition and fees at UC, CSU, community, and many private colleges. Awards are need-based with a GPA floor — file the FAFSA or CA Dream Act Application with a verified GPA.
Covers UC/CSU tuition & fees for CA residents with a 3.0 GPA who fall under the income ceilings. (Recent grads who meet every criterion get a guaranteed (entitlement) award.)
Official program details ↗For lower-income CA students with a 2.0+ GPA — a living-cost access award in year one, plus tuition in later years.
Official program details ↗For CA residents in career-technical programs — need-based, no GPA gate. (For occupational / vocational / technical training.)
Official program details ↗Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-06-14.
Student composition — 2025-26
HS grades 9–12 racial/ethnic composition and program subgroups, from CDE Census Day Enrollment. Two-year shift shown when ≥1 pt — surfaces how the community served has changed since 2023-24.
Race / ethnicity
Program subgroups
Source: California Department of Education, Census Day Enrollment 2025-26 (HS grades 9–12). Δ shown when shift is ≥1 pt since 2023-24. Categories below 0.5% omitted.
Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25
Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: grades 9–12.
Absenteeism is down 11.1 pp since 2016-17. Engagement improving — a positive trajectory worth understanding and reinforcing.
Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (+0.6%/yr, Total enrollment)
At per-pupil funding of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Funding impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2027) | ~724 | +4 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2029) | ~732 | +12 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2031) | ~740 | +20 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.
Valley Life Charter — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Public · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is up 300% (1→4 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of +6%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+0.6%/yr); projects to ~732 by 2029.
Enrollment projection
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Life Charter | Public | 720 | — | +300% |
| Peer-group median | 13.3% | +6% | ||
| Crescent Valley Public Charter Ii | Public | 843 | — | +231% |
| Farmersville High School | Public | 678 | 13.8% | +0% |
| Visalia Charter Independent Study | Public | 551 | — | -15% |
| Woodlake High School | Public | 677 | 9.2% | +21% |
| Exeter Union High School | Public | 916 | 7.1% | -3% |
| Mt. Whitney High | Public | 1627 | — | +9% |
| El Diamante High School | Public | 1822 | 13.6% | -8% |
| Kings Valley Academy Ii | Public | 874 | — | +223% |
| Tulare Union High School | Public | 1626 | 13.0% | +4% |
| Lindsay High School | Public | 1064 | 19.8% | +9% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →
Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25
Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Tulare County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.
Enrollment growth is beating Tulare County (+300.0% vs. +2.2%), but 3 of 14 students didn't maintain continuous enrollment. Why are families leaving once enrolled?
3 of 14 students who enrolled at Valley Life Charter this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (21.4% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.
Stability by student group
Nearest peer high schools
Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.
District financial profile — Tulare County Office of Education (FY2020)
From 4 years of NCES F-33 filings (the federally-mandated district finance survey). Public schools don't have their own books — the district does. These figures show the financial scale, revenue dependence, instruction-vs-overhead mix, and long-term debt that shape what a school can sustain.
Local: 17.1%
Federal: 29.2%
Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of School System Finances (Urban Institute Education Data API). Latest year currently published: FY2020. F-33 is a district-level federal filing — it reflects the Tulare County Office of Education as a whole, not this individual school's books. Revenue mix shows where the district's dollars come from (state aid dominates in CA via LCFF). Instruction share is current expenditure on instruction ÷ total current expenditure (national benchmark ~60%). Long-term debt is end-of-year outstanding (mostly facilities bonds).
For School Admins
The full Reach Report for Valley Life Charter
A board- and LCAP-ready intelligence brief: your enrollment retention and college outcomes, benchmarked against your closest competitors, with a 5-year forecast, concrete steps to act on, and the rigor + outcomes story you can share with your families. Built from primary public data — prepared for you, not auto-generated.
- ✓Your 5-year enrollment forecast (currently 0.6%/yr) with the revenue at stake
- ✓Student-retention benchmarking vs your county median — and the LCAP evidence to back your goals